| | 1996-98 | Rate/100,000 | |
| Name | Deaths | Population | Crude | Age Adjusted | |
| NEW YORK, NY-KINGS (NEW YORK), NY -HSA# 94 | 836 | 22,147,663 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| CLINTON, NY-FRANKLIN, NY -HSA# 81 | 11 | 500,499 | 2.2 | 2.2 | UNSTABLE |
| ORANGE (NEWBURGH), NY-SULLIVAN, NY -HSA# 86 | 25 | 1,306,642 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| BERGEN, NJ-HUDSON (JERSEY CITY), NJ -HSA# 36 | 126 | 6,493,143 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| BERKSHIRE (PITTSFIELD), MA-COLUMBIA, NY -HSA# 112 | 16 | 734,171 | 2.2 | 1.7 | UNSTABLE |
| NASSAU, NY-SUFFOLK, NY -HSA# 83 | 134 | 7,983,975 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| ST. LAWRENCE, NY-JEFFERSON, NY -HSA# 80 | 11 | 761,067 | 1.4 | 1.6 | UNSTABLE |
| STEUBEN, NY-CHEMUNG (ELMIRA), NY -HSA# 65 | 11 | 630,527 | 1.7 | 1.6 | UNSTABLE |
| ERIE (BUFFALO), NY-MONROE, NY -HSA# 54 | 96 | 6,286,424 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| MONTGOMERY (AMSTERDAM), NY-FULTON, NY -HSA# 76 | 6 | 314,112 | 1.9 | 1.5 | UNSTABLE |
| WESTCHESTER (YONKERS), NY-DUTCHESS, NY -HSA# 41 | 63 | 4,260,657 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| CORTLAND, NY-TOMPKINS, NY -HSA# 105 | 5 | 436,396 | 1.1 | 1.4 | UNSTABLE |
| SCHENECTADY (SCHENECTADY), NY-WARREN, NY -HSA# 88 | 19 | 1,407,294 | 1.4 | 1.3 | UNSTABLE |
| ONONDAGA (SYRACUSE), NY-CAYUGA, NY -HSA# 56 | 25 | 2,004,265 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| ONEIDA (UTICA), NY-HERKIMER, NY -HSA# 59 | 16 | 1,106,443 | 1.4 | 1.2 | UNSTABLE |
| ERIE (ERIE), PA-CHAUTAUQUA, NY -HSA# 106 | 18 | 1,388,370 | 1.3 | 1.2 | UNSTABLE |
| ONTARIO (GENEVA), NY-WAYNE, NY -HSA# 21 | 8 | 751,715 | 1.1 | 1.1 | UNSTABLE |
| CATTARAUGUS, NY-MC KEAN, PA -HSA# 35 | 6 | 616,999 | 1.0 | 0.9 | UNSTABLE |
| BROOME (BINGHAMTON), NY-BRADFORD, PA -HSA# 19 | 11 | 1,084,256 | 1.0 | 0.9 | UNSTABLE |
| OTSEGO, NY-DELAWARE, NY -HSA# 58 | 5 | 573,822 | 0.9 | 0.8 | UNSTABLE |
| ALBANY (ALBANY), NY-RENSSELAER, NY -HSA# 10 | 11 | 1,451,292 | 0.8 | 0.7 | UNSTABLE |
